AMCA PCT PRE-TEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED SOLUTIONS (2025/2026)
a physician is required to report all of the following except
stroke
a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a
misdemeanor
professional negligence i9s also called
malpractice
which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in mind
during their daily rountine in medical settings
COnfidentiality
in which of the following situation is it permissible to release information from a patient's
records?
when court requests it by means of a subpoena
instruments that come in contact only with a patient's mucous membranes should be
disinfected
,underwhich of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
when the patient signs a release
Instruments that penetrate a patient's skin should be
sterilized
if a patient has a blood type of B, what agglutinins are present?
Anti-A
which of the following is a sedative
Barbituate
when temperature is taken rectally, the thermometer should be left in the rectum for how
long?
3 minutes
Codeine is an example of what kind of drug?
narcotic analgesic
,which of the following positions requires the examination table to be raised in the middle
pointing down
proctological
which of the following is a common route for the administration of parenteral medication?
injection
the absence of respiration for periods lasting more than 15 seconds is called
Apnea
the doctor has order 120 mg of a drug that comes only in 30 mg tablets. how many tablets
constitute a dose?
4
the most commonly used size of insulin syringe is the
100 unit
which of the following drug administration routes is the most appropriate for a patient who
has nausea and vomiting?
rectal
, a single order that is administered immediately and usually written for emergencies is
known as
STAT order
Deceitful practice or false portrayal of facts either by words or conduct is the definition of
Fraud
A very busy phlebotomist misidentifies the patient when collecting a specimen for
transfusion preparation. The possible misdiagnosis of blood type could cause the patient's
death. If the phlebotomist's action results in injury, this wrongful act is called
negligence
Unauthorized release of confidential patient information is called
Invasion of privacy
An example of negligence is when the phlebotomist
fails to report significant changes in a petient's condition un
Civil action involves:
legal proceeding between private parties
a physician is required to report all of the following except
stroke
a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a
misdemeanor
professional negligence i9s also called
malpractice
which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in mind
during their daily rountine in medical settings
COnfidentiality
in which of the following situation is it permissible to release information from a patient's
records?
when court requests it by means of a subpoena
instruments that come in contact only with a patient's mucous membranes should be
disinfected
,underwhich of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records?
when the patient signs a release
Instruments that penetrate a patient's skin should be
sterilized
if a patient has a blood type of B, what agglutinins are present?
Anti-A
which of the following is a sedative
Barbituate
when temperature is taken rectally, the thermometer should be left in the rectum for how
long?
3 minutes
Codeine is an example of what kind of drug?
narcotic analgesic
,which of the following positions requires the examination table to be raised in the middle
pointing down
proctological
which of the following is a common route for the administration of parenteral medication?
injection
the absence of respiration for periods lasting more than 15 seconds is called
Apnea
the doctor has order 120 mg of a drug that comes only in 30 mg tablets. how many tablets
constitute a dose?
4
the most commonly used size of insulin syringe is the
100 unit
which of the following drug administration routes is the most appropriate for a patient who
has nausea and vomiting?
rectal
, a single order that is administered immediately and usually written for emergencies is
known as
STAT order
Deceitful practice or false portrayal of facts either by words or conduct is the definition of
Fraud
A very busy phlebotomist misidentifies the patient when collecting a specimen for
transfusion preparation. The possible misdiagnosis of blood type could cause the patient's
death. If the phlebotomist's action results in injury, this wrongful act is called
negligence
Unauthorized release of confidential patient information is called
Invasion of privacy
An example of negligence is when the phlebotomist
fails to report significant changes in a petient's condition un
Civil action involves:
legal proceeding between private parties
